1894 Manchester City Council election

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1894 Manchester City Council election
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26 of 104 seats
to Manchester City Council
53 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Liberal Conservative Liberal Unionist
Last election11 seats,
40.0%		15 seats,
43.7%		0 seats,
0.0%
Seats before48488
Seats won8142
Seats after48477
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote16,88220,6873,327
Percentage33.3%40.1%6.6%
SwingDecrease2.svg6.7%Decrease2.svg3.6%Increase2.svg6.6%
 Fourth party
 
Party Ind. Labour Party
Last election0 seats,
15.8%
Seats before0
Seats won2
Seats after2
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2
Popular vote10,032
Percentage19.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.0%
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Map of results of 1894 election
Leader of the Council before election


No overall control

Leader of the Council after election


No overall control

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 November 1894. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The council remained under no overall control. [1] [2]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Liberal Party 16,882 (33.3%)
Decrease2.svg 6.78 (30.8%)
8 / 26
Steady2.svg48 (46.2%)
48 / 104
Conservative Party 20,287 (40.1%)
Decrease2.svg 3.614 (53.8%)
14 / 26
Decrease2.svg 147 (45.2%)
47 / 104
Liberal Unionist 3,327 (6.6%)
Increase2.svg 6.62 (7.7%)
2 / 26
Decrease2.svg 17 (6.7%)
7 / 104
Ind. Labour Party 10,032 (19.8%)
Increase2.svg 4.02 (7.7%)
2 / 26
Increase2.svg 22 (1.9%)
2 / 104
Independent Liberal 98 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 26
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 104

Full council

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248747

Aldermen

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1457

Councillors

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234240

Ward results

All Saints'

All Saints'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. C. Smale1,04160.3N/A
Ind. Labour Party M. Deller68639.7N/A
Majority 35520.6N/A
Turnout 1,727
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Fitzgerald*2,30661.4+6.3
Liberal R. A. Brown1,44838.6−6.3
Majority 85822.8+12.6
Turnout 3,754
Conservative hold Swing

Blackley & Moston

Blackley & Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Briggs*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Labour Party J. E. Sutton 2,07254.4N/A
Conservative E. Williams*1,73745.6N/A
Majority 3358.8N/A
Turnout 3,809
Ind. Labour Party gain from Conservative Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hampson*1,50865.8N/A
Liberal R. Ramsbottom78434.2N/A
Majority 72431.6N/A
Turnout 2,292
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. Royle*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Holt*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal F. Smallman*34650.7−11.1
Conservative R. Cooper33749.3N/A
Majority 91.4−22.2
Turnout 683
Liberal hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Needham*2,61654.8+12.3
Liberal G. W. Chadwick1,12523.6−19.0
Ind. Labour Party J. Harker1,03221.6+6.7
Majority 1,49131.2
Turnout 4,773
Conservative hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal T. Uttley*78350.7N/A
Conservative J. Jones76249.3N/A
Majority 211.4N/A
Turnout 1,545
Liberal hold Swing

Medlock Street

Medlock Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. T. Bax*1,78265.0N/A
Ind. Labour Party J. Lee95935.0−4.2
Majority 82330.0
Turnout 2,741
Liberal hold Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Dixon1,08349.7−8.0
Ind. Labour Party H. Henshall60727.9−14.4
Liberal E. McGee48822.4N/A
Majority 47621.9+6.5
Turnout 2,178
Conservative hold Swing

New Cross

New Cross (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. N. Ogden*1,95038.5−0.3
Liberal D. Boyle 1,93839.3−0.8
Liberal E. M. Powell1,92138.0−1.1
Liberal Unionist H. C. Pingstone*1,78935.3N/A
Ind. Labour Party J. Billam1,26124.9−2.5
Majority 170.3
Turnout 5,061
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Garlick*1,24155.9−17.7
Liberal G. Evans98144.1N/A
Majority 26011.8−35.4
Turnout 2,222
Conservative hold Swing

Openshaw

Openshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Labour Party J. Butler 1,46450.4N/A
Conservative H. P. Ilderton1,44249.6+12.0
Majority 220.8
Turnout 2,906
Ind. Labour Party gain from Conservative Swing

Oxford

Oxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. Simpson*uncontested
Liberal hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. E. Estcourt*82353.1+18.8
Liberal E. C. Harding72846.9−18.8
Majority 956.2
Turnout 1,551
Conservative hold Swing

St. Ann's

St. Ann's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. H. Vaudrey*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. Clement's

St. Clement's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Andrews*uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

St. George's

St. George's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. W. Royse1,82650.6−11.9
Liberal P. Mooney1,16632.3N/A
Ind. Labour Party R. Anderson61517.1−20.4
Majority 66018.3−6.7
Turnout 3,607
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. James'

St. James'
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist A. Murray*uncontested
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. John's

St. John's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal M. Wells45249.7−5.1
Conservative T. Watmough36940.6−4.6
Ind. Labour Party W. Harley889.7N/A
Majority 839.1−0.5
Turnout 909
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Luke's

St. Luke's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist W. J. Sinclair*1,53873.9N/A
Ind. Labour Party F. Leeming54226.1+10.2
Majority 99647.8
Turnout 2,080
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

St. Mark's

St. Mark's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal W. H. Wainwright*1,14061.8N/A
Ind. Labour Party F. Lawler70638.2−7.1
Majority 43423.6
Turnout 1,846
Liberal hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Faulkner1,24640.1N/A
Liberal T. Quinn Ruddin1,16537.4+28.9
Liberal J. McCreesh*60519.4−72.1
Independent Liberal W. Brown983.1−5.4
Majority 812.7
Turnout 3,114
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aldermanic elections

By-elections between 1894 and 1895

References

  1. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 2, 1894, p.6
  2. ↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1894, p.5
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